Bangladesh vs South Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Bangladesh
1.51 million number
in 2019
South Asia
20.39 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
14th
South Asia rank
16th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 20.39 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 18.87 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 13.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and South Asia ranks 16th of 187 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 20,459 number 746,855 number 726,396 number South Asia
1980s 64,775 number 1.35 million number 1.28 million number South Asia
1990s 148,863 number 2.63 million number 2.48 million number South Asia
2000s 345,730 number 5.83 million number 5.48 million number South Asia
2010s 1.07 million number 17.20 million number 16.12 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Bangladesh or South Asia?
South Asia, at 20.39 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Bangladesh and South Asia?
18.87 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and South Asia ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.